On This Day — October 19

🕰️ Notable Events on October 19

• 2013 — At least 105 people are injured in a train crash at the Once railway station in Buenos Aires. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 people in Beirut, Lebanon. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others die when their Tupolev Tu-134 plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Roman Catholic priest from Poland, Jerzy Popiełuszko, associated with the Solidarity Union, is murdered by three agents of the Polish Communist internal intelligence agency. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Cold War: The United States government imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — The People's Liberation Army takes control of the town of Chamdo; this is sometimes called the "Invasion of Tibet". Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu River to fight United Nations forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — United States forces land in the Philippines. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — A coup is launched against Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, beginning the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Souda Bay, Crete, and sunk; 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — The League of Nations places economic sanctions on fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Germany withdraws from the League of Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — British Conservative MPs meeting at the Carlton Club vote to break off the Coalition Government with David Lloyd George of the Liberal Party. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Portuguese Prime Minister António Granjo and other politicians are murdered in a Lisbon coup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — The First Battle of Ypres begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Max Planck discovers the law of black-body radiation (Planck's law). Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Battle of Cedar Creek: A U.S. Army force under Philip Sheridan destroys a Confederate army under Jubal Early. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — St. Albans Raid: Confederate raiders launch an attack on Saint Albans, Vermont from Canada. Wikipedia ↗
• 1822 — In Parnaíba; Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piauí. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — The Battle of Leipzig concludes, giving Napoleon Bonaparte one of his worst defeats. Wikipedia ↗
• 1812 — Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow. Wikipedia ↗
• 1805 — Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to the Grande Armée of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm; 30,000 prisoners are captured and 10,000 casualties inflicted on the losers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1789 — John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1781 — At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis hand over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrender to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau. Wikipedia ↗
• 1649 — New Ross town, County Wexford, Ireland, surrenders to Oliver Cromwell. Wikipedia ↗
• 1512 — Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia). Wikipedia ↗
• 1469 — Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1466 — The Thirteen Years' War ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn. Wikipedia ↗
• 1453 — The Hundred Years' War ends with the French recapture of Bordeaux, leaving English control only on Calais Wikipedia ↗
• 1386 — The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university. Wikipedia ↗
• 1216 — King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry. Wikipedia ↗
• 439 — The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa. Wikipedia ↗
• Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on October 19

• 1994 — Agnė Sereikaitė, Lithuanian speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Abby Sunderland, American sailor Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Shiho, Japanese actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Colton Dixon, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Tom Kilbey, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Endō Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — James Gavet, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Miroslav Stoch, Slovakian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Rakuto Tochihara, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Janine Tugonon, Filipino model and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Zeph Ellis, English rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Markiyan Kamysh, Ukrainian writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Chris Lawrence, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Tsunenori Aoki, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Danka Barteková, Slovak skeet shooter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Andy Lonergan, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Cara Santa Maria, American neuroscientist and blogger Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Atom Araullo, Filipino journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Gillian Jacobs, American actress and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Louis Oosthuizen, South African golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — José Bautista, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Rajai Davis, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — José Luis López, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Brian Robertson, American trombonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Sachiko Sugiyama, Japanese volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Zakhar Dubensky, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Henri Sorvali, Finnish guitarist and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Habib Beye, French-Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Louis-José Houde, Canadian comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jason Reitman, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Mo Twister, Filipino radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Omar Gooding, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jostein Gulbrandsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Desmond Harrington, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Paul Hartley, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Hiroshi Sakai, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Dan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Michael Young, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Burak Güven, Turkish singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Okan Buruk, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Keith Foulke, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Pras, American rapper-songwriter (Fugees), record producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Andrew Griffiths, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Chris Kattan, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — John Edward, American psychic and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Trey Parker, American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Rodney Carrington, American comedian, actor, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Amy Carter, American illustrator and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Yōji Matsuda, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Yoko Shimomura, Japanese pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jon Favreau, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Dimitris Lyacos, Greek poet and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — David Vann (writer), American novelist and short story writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Brad Daugherty, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Todd Park Mohr, American rock singer-songwriter and musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ty Pennington, American model, carpenter and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Tracy Chevalier, American-English author Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Brian Henninger, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Bendik Hofseth, Norwegian saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Evander Holyfield, American boxer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Svetlana Zainetdinova, Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Sunny Deol, Indian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Cliff Lyons, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Takeshi Koshida, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Susan Straight, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jeremy Swift, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Ayuo Takahashi, Japanese-American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Dan Woodgate, English musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Nir Barkat, Israeli businessman and politician, Mayor of Jerusalem Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Martin Kusch, German philosopher and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Carolyn Browne, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Hiromi Hara, Japanese footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Tiriel Mora, Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Michael Steele, American journalist and politician, 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Ray Richmond, American journalist and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Steve Doocy, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Elena Garanina, Soviet ice dancer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Bruce Weber, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Dan Gutman, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — LaSalle Ishii, Japanese actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Deborah Blum, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Joe Bryant, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Lionel Hollins, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Peter Bone, English accountant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician and physicist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Annie Golden, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Kurt Schrader, American veterinarian and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Yeslam bin Ladin, Saudi Arabian-Swiss businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Lynn Dickey, American football player and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jamie McGrigor, English-Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — James Howard Kunstler, American author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Dave Mallow, American voice actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Patrick Simmons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bob Holland, Australian cricketer and surveyor Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Philip Pullman, English author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Keith Reid, English songwriter and lyricist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Angus Deaton, Scottish-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Divine, American drag queen performer, and actor (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — John Lithgow, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jeannie C. Riley, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Martin Welz, South African journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — George McCrae, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Robin Holloway, English composer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — L. E. Modesitt, Jr., American author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Simon Ward, English actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Larry Chance, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Michael Gambon, Irish-British actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Rosny Smarth, Haitian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Haiti Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, Jamaican-English union leader and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Marilyn Bell, Canadian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Peter Max, German-American illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, English banker and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — James Bevel, American civil rights activist and minister (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Don Ward, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Dave Guard, American folk music singer-songwriter, arranger, and musician (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Brian Booth, Australian cricketer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Anthony Skingsley, English air marshal Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Robert Reed, American actor (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ed Emberley, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — John le Carré, English intelligence officer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Atsushi Miyagi, Japanese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside, English union leader and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Mavis Nicholson, Welsh-English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Lewis Wolpert, South African-English biologist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on October 19 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on October 19

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Chung Yeung Festival (HK) · 重陽節（補假） (HK)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Chinese: Chongyang Festival